Segmented services having a global structure of networked independent entities
First Claim
1. A method of a network of patent attorneys, comprising:
- providing a holistic patent services support solution to a patent attorney forming a separate entity;
permitting the separate entity to adopt a trade identity different than that of the network of patent attorneys; and
performing a core portion of a patent legal service through the separate entity of the patent attorney.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system of segmented services having a global structure of networked independent entities are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a network of patent attorneys includes providing a holistic patent services support solution to a patent attorney forming a separate entity, permitting the separate entity to adopt a trade identity different than that of the network of patent attorneys, and performing a core portion of a patent legal service through the separate entity of the patent attorney. The method may include transferring a relationship between the patent attorney and a client to the network of the patent attorneys, and marketing a corporate ownership interest of the network of patent attorneys to parties other than members of a State Bar Association to which the patent attorney belongs without violating a regulation of the State Bar Association when the core portion is performed through the separate entity.
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63 Claims
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1. A method of a network of patent attorneys, comprising:
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providing a holistic patent services support solution to a patent attorney forming a separate entity; permitting the separate entity to adopt a trade identity different than that of the network of patent attorneys; and performing a core portion of a patent legal service through the separate entity of the patent attorney. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of a professional service network, comprising:
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providing a holistic professional support solution to a client-facing professional forming a separate entity; permitting the separate entity to adopt a trade identity different than that of the professional service network; and performing a core portion of a professional service through the separate entity of the client-facing professional. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of a separate entity, comprising:
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performing a task portion of a professional service through a foreign jurisdiction entity where a foreign labor rate permits the task portion to be dedicated additional time in a given budget; and preserving a client confidence through a set of policies that ensure that a confidential information does not escape a privileged workgroup formed between a client-facing professional of the separate entity and a partitioned team of the foreign jurisdiction entity. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A system, comprising:
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a network of separate entities formed and managed by an enabling organization; a central organization of the enabling organization to provide support services to the network of separate entities; and a group of clients having at least a portion of a service performed using the central organization through an oversight by at least some experienced professionals of the separate entities. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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